Merry Merry Christmas, from Ska’s The Limit to you!

Gregory Kraj “Let It Snow” from “Frostbite” on A1 Records
Unleaded Plus “Frosty The Snowman” from “A Punk & Ska Christmas Gone Wrong” on Drive-Thru
MU330 “Angels We Have Heard on High” from “Winter Wonderland” on Asian Man
Augie Rios “Donde Esta Santa Claus? (Where Is Santa Claus?)” from “Mambo Santa Mambo” on Rhino
Strange Manor “Run Rude Rudolph” from “The Christmas Album Vol. 2″ on self
National Lampoon “The Littlest Christmas Tree” from “Best of the National Lampoon Radio Hour – Vol. 3″ on Rhino
Gangsters “Rudi The Red Nosed Reindeer” from “Rudi The Red Nosed Reindeer” on white
Go Jimmy Go “Mele Kalikimaka” from “Holiday Hell Yeah!” on Moon Room
Los Granadians del Espacio Exterior “Adeste Fideles” from “Feliz Navidad con Los Granadians” on Liquidator
Matt Wixson and the Upsetters “The Other Nine Months” from “Christmas Party” on self New
Toots and the Maytals “Christmas Feeling Ska” from “Christmas Greetings” on Heartbeat
Buford O’Sullivan Experience “Did you Buy What I Bought” from “Christma-Ska” on Moon Ska
Sonics “Don’t Believe In Christmas” from “Here Are The Sonics” on Norton
Villains, The “7 In My Merry Batmobile” from “Do the Batman” on white
Toasters “Rudy Christmas A Jail” from “Christma-Ska” on Moon Ska
King Stitt “Christmas Tree” from “Trojan Christmas Box Set” on Trojan
Ramones “Merry Christmas (I don’t wanna fight)” from “Anthology” on Rhino
Mighty Mighty Bosstones “This Time Of Year” from “A Santa Cause (Its A Punk Rock Christmas)” on Immortal
Bob Marley “White Christmas” from “Destiny: Rare Ska Sides from Studio One” on Heartbeat
Frank Cosmo “Merry Christmas” from “Trojan Christmas Box Set” on Trojan
Rude Bones “Tonight It’s Christmas” from “Rude Bones & The Down Stairs Sessions” on Cutting Edge
The Chinkees “Christmas” from “Peace Through Music” on Asian Man
Alton Ellis and the Lipsticks “Merry Merry Christmas” from “Trojan Christmas Box Set” on Trojan
Long Beach Dub Allstars “Jockin Santa.mp3″ from “Kevin & Bean’s Last Christmas: 1999″ on KROQ
Mustard Plug “Real True Santa” from “Real True Santa Single” on self New
MU330 “Three Days Til Christmas” from “Winter Wonderland” on Asian Man
The Pepper Pots “Christmas Time Is Here Again” from “Waiting for the Christmas Light EP” on Jump Up New
North Pole United “Christmas Spirit of ’69″ from “Christmas Spirit of ’69 – Single” on Side One Dummy New
National Lampoon “The Evil Santa” from “Best of the National Lampoon Radio Hour – Vol. 3″ on Rhino
Millie Small “I’ve Fallen In Love With A Snowman” from “My Boy Lollipop” on Fontana
Skinnerbox “Happy New Year” from “Demonstration” on Tripple Crown
The Slackers “The Dreidel Song” from “Holiday Show 2009 Day 1″ on Whatevski
The Slackers “Winter Wonderland” from “Holiday Show 2009 Day 1″ on Whatevski
The Slackers “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” from “Holiday Show 2009 Day 1″ on Whatevski

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Thanks for checking out another episode of Ska’s The Limit!  Last night was a blast!  I can’t believe how good the requests that have been coming in are.  For a while there, all the phone calls were requestion RBF and other such nonsense- but last night I got calls for The Aggrolites, The Slackers and The Specials.  Heavy sounds to say the least.

Brand new tracks from Mos Dub, Mustard Plug, Sharon Jones w/Roger Rivas, and Babyhead rounded off an otherwise mixed bag of Ska, Reggae and Rocksteady.  Check out the links below for videos, fun info, and even a few free downloads-

If you missed the show, you can always check out KDHX.org, where the episode will be available for the next two weeks.

 

Downbeat Alley – Django Kill – Downbeat Alley EP – Avex Trax

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Pama International – Greatest Show On Earth – Too Many Freaks – Rockers Revolt

Desmond Dekker – Fu Manchu – Rockin’ Steady – Rhino / Wea – [A D. Dekker tribute album is in the works, check out this behind-the-scenes look at this Aggrolites sponsored project]

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Deal’s Gone Bad – Messin’ Around – Live At The Bottom Lounge ’08 – Live Recording – [Here's a not-so-high quality video of this very tune]

The Aggrolites – Free Time – Reggae Hit LA – Hellcat+

Green Room Rockers – Confession – WFHB Fund Drive ’10 – WFHB

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Mr. T-Bone and The Young Lions – The President Of The Republic of Bananas – Heroes – Rude Boy Corner

Mark Foggo – Married A Monkey – Haircut – Raoul Records

The Specials – Skinhead Moonstomp – The Best of Ska Live – Mci+

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Dave Hillyard and The Rocksteady 7 – Soul Thing For Ray – Get Back Up! – Whatevski

Mustard Plug – Aye Aye Aye – Digi Single – Promo/Self – [Mustard Plug has a brand new hit and they're giving it away for free!]

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Mos Def vs The Slickers vs Max Tannone – Johnny Too Beef – Mos Dub – Self

Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings vs Roger Rivas – Keep On Looking (Reggae Rog Remix) – Digi Single – Self – [I was going to link directly to the free download of this track, but the Musical Occupation link has so many more...  links!]

Deal’s Gone Bad – The Cost – The Ramblers – Megalith

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Jackie Edwards – Sea Cruise – Ska At The Jamaican Playboy Club – Island

Clarence Curvan & His Mod Sounds – Calypsoul – Calypsoul 70 – Strut – [Marco Werman, of PRI's The World, has excellent taste in music, as evidenced by this review of Calysoul 70]

On Your Marx – Don’t Let Me Go Solo – EP – Self – [On Your Marx is the latest Chicago group that demands your attention]

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Lionsclub feat. Mark Foggo – Fireball XL5 – The Spirit of Ska – 20 Year Edition – Pork Pie

Ernest Ranglin – Exodus Ska – Ska at The Jamaican Playboy Club – Island – [Give Ranglin Glory]

The Slackers – Sarah 2004 – Split – Do Tell+

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Joe Jackson – One More Time – Look Sharp! – A&M

The Toasters – Haitian Frustration – Thrill Me Up – Moon Ska – [This and many other early-Toasters tracks feature the vocals of The Unity 2.  Follow this link to learn more about this little-know piece of NY Ska history.]

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The Selecter feat Prince Buster and Lester Sterling – Rough Rider – Ska Giants – Cleopatra

Bigger Thomas – Matinee Idol – Pure – Unreleased – [The Brand New Bigger Thomas record is their best work to date, in my humble opinion]

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Lord Mike and The Dirty Calypsonians – Sweet Lord Mike – Jump Up’s Carribean Sundown – Jump Up!

Johnny Cakes and The Four Horseman – Long Island Ice Tea – In The Butt EP – White

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Babyhead – Jungle Law – Digi Single – Self – [Find out why Duff Guide To Ska is calling Babyhead, "the future of Ska music."]

Rude Bones – Another Sun – Rude Bones and The Downstairs Sessions – White

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